Daily Archives: 01/22/2019

Guyana Politics: Political developments – Editorial – Stabroek News commentary

01/22/2019 – 12:29 am

Political developments

Stabroek News _ Editorial – 21 January 2019

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Teach the Children: African Guyanese must be frank with our leaders – Dr. David Hinds

01/22/2019 – 12:25 am

 Jan 20, 2019 – By Dr. David Hinds

A little-known calypso by Kelvin Pope aka The Mighty Duke titled “Teach the Children” is fresh on my mind. It is part of a module on historical memory for a course on Black Political Music that I am currently teaching. In that calypso, Duke sought to educate listeners about the profound history of Africa; he contended that such memory was critical to the cultural health of the nation.

I cite Duke to make the point that here in Guyana, we are constantly guilty of not teaching the children, because we avoid the essence of our politics in the quest for political power.     Continue reading →

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Guyana: 49th Republic Celebration – Toronto – February 22, 2019

01/22/2019 – 12:23 am

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Guyana: International Year of Indigenous Languages launched

01/22/2019 – 12:15 am

Int’l year of Indigenous Languages launched in Guyana

 Jan 20, 2019 – Kaieteur News

The Nine Indigenous Languages of Guyana were celebrated yesterday in Aishalton Village, South Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region 9, as the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs

Scenes from the official launch of International Year of the Indigenous Languages in Aishalton Village, South Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region 9

collaborated with the University of Guyana to officially launch International Year of the Indigenous Languages.
The historic event saw representatives from the Nine Nations of Guyana, many of whom are visiting the Rupununi for the first time, speaking in their respective dialects, Patamona, Akawaio, Wapichan, Makushi, Wai Wai, Carib, Arecuna and Arawak.       Continue reading →

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Guyana: House to House Registration required to prevent corrupted elections – GECOM Commissioner

01/22/2019 – 12:03 am

Absence of House to House Registration leaves room for corrupted elections – GECOM Commissioner

 Jan 21, 2019 – By Kiana Wilburg

The political parties are divided on the necessity of house-to-house registration before the next elections. The Government says the list of voters has to be sanitized to remove the names of dead people and to include the names of individuals who are now turning 18.

But that could take six months. As such, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo contends it is just a frustration tactic. He believes all the dead people could be cleared out from the list within two weeks and Guyana could get on with the business of holding elections.            Continue reading →

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